Improvement in meat and vegetable cutters



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J. R. HALL & G. H. ELLIS. Meat and Vegetable-Cutters.

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OF SALEM, OHIO; SAID HALL ASSIGNOR TO SAID ELLIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN MEAT AND VEGETABLE CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,824, dated July 15, 1873; application filed March 6, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JERRY R. HALL and CHARLES H. ELLIS, both of Salem, Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Meat and Vegetable Cutters; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top or plan View of our machine. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitu dina-l section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on line ac m of Fig. 1, showing part of the mechanism for rotating the block. Fig. 4. is a-vertical transverse section taken on line yyof Fig. 1, showing the cutterhead.

The same part is marked by the same letter wherever it occurs.

This invention relates to certain improvements in machines for cutting meats, vegetables, 850.; and they consist of a vertically-reciprocating arm, a cutter-head on said arm, cutters, a ventilated rotating cutting-block, and mechanism for operating said block, all as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

In the drawings, Arepresents a base of hard wood, or other suitable material, provided with legs, if desirable, and having bearings for a driving-wheel, B. O is the bearing for shaft D, to which is fixed a pinion, E, that meshes with the driving-whcelB. Afly-wheel (not shown in the drawing) may also be secured on the shaft D when the machine is so large as to require one. The operating mechanism thus described, may, of course, be varied, as seen fit, as we do not confine ourselves to the specific construction shown. F is a bracket secured to the base of the machine, in which is hung one end of an arm, G, made of wood or metal, and havingits front portion made open, as shown in Fig. 1. In the front end of this arm a pitman-rod a, is pivoted, which is attached at its lower end to a wristpin on a wheel, I), which latteris keyed on the end of the pinion-shaft D, by which means a vertically-reciprocatin g motion is given to arm G. To a cross-bar, c, in the open-work part of this arm, a cutter-head, H, is bolted, and cutters or knives d d are attached to this head by bolts, &c. The points of the knives are arranged in opposite directions, so as to extend over the whole diameter of the cutting-block, and thus efl'ectually and thoroughly mince or out the meat or vegetables. This is shown in Fig. 2, where the point of the knife (1 is to the left; of the figure, while the knife on the other side of the head would have its point to the right of the same, as is indicated also in Fig. l. I is the cutting-block, made of wood in crosssection, so as to present the ends of the grain to the knives. Through this block holes 6 e are bored, radiating from a common center, and a hole is also made vertically through the center of the block extending from its bottom to holes 6. These holes serve to ventilate the block to prevent its warping, and to permit it to dry more readily after use. A hopper, J, here shown as a detachable cylinder of sheet metal, is placed upon the block, so as to prevent the scattering of the materials operated upon. This block is placed upon the bed A over a cavity, 9, made therein, and is provided with a circular beveled toothed rack, h, which fits loosely in said cavity. 1' is a shaft having bearings in a groove in the bed, and held in place by a block, I, which latter is retained at any desired pressure upon the shaft by a spring, m, and its adjusting set-screw n, so as to control its rotation. is is a beveled pinion on the end of shaft i, which meshes with rack h to rotate the block. The motion imparted to the block is an intermittent rotary one, and is effected by means of a pawl and ratchet operated by connection with the arm G, as follows: 0 is the ratchet, (see Figs.2and 3,) secured to shaft i having an extended hub, on which an arm, 10, is fitted, and in the end of this arm, on a spring bearing-surface, the pawl q is pivoted. 1' is the rod, which connects the end of the armp with the arm G, and communicates the motion of arm G thereto, and, as will be understood, as the arm G is raised and lowered the arm 10 is also raised and lowered, and causes the pawl to engage aith the teeth of the ratchet and drive it what we claim as new, and desire to secure around. This rotates the shaft i, which, by by Letters Patent, isthe meshing; of the pinion and toothed rack, 1. The removable cutter-head H, in combillllllS th hlo k 1, whereby the block is caused nation with the knives dd having their points to present a new surface to the knives every arranged in opposite directions, for the purtime they descend. The block is rotated as pose specified. the arm (i is elevated, so that the knives will 2. The cutting-block I, provided with holes Hui he clog ed by the. material being eat. of and a hopper, substantially as and for the \vhieh will be evenly distributed and unit'urtnpurpose specified. l v o erated upon. \\'hen the operation is tin- It. The combination, in a. meat and vegetai hed, by raising the artntt to its highest point ble cutter, of a perforated cut ng-block with the blot-k can be withdrawn aml eleaned. a rotating mechanism, subs .u. I such as The t-tl'eet of making the arm (r open at its described. forward end is to enable the operator to stir 4. In a meat and vegetable cutter, the comthe material which may eolleet between the bination and arrangement. of the crank 11, pit Loin-s, and also to all'ord a broad and firm man a, open arm G,eutter-head e, cutters tl, haw tor the knives. and stanchion l", in the manner described.

the head ll being bolted to the arm (i can The above specification of our said invenreadily removed when it is desired tot-lean tion signed and witnessed at Salem, Ohio, this r harpen the knives. 5th day oi February, A. 1 I873.

The greater part of this machine can be JERRY R. HALL. tnzei ot wood, and. as its parts are but few, \Yituesses: CHARLES ll. ELLIS. I t is eu t iparalively small. JOHN P. HOGAN, ll.t\ in; thus full described our invention, PETER AMBLER. 

